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Dakar 2010: The Racing Truck behind the Scenes of JMB Stradale.

Not many people talk about the racing truck crews which is quite surprising as they have a very important role within the team. The crew members of the JMB Stradale Off Road T4 truck, n° 529, are Sylvain Besnard (truck driver), Laurent Lichleuchter (navigator), and Emmanuel Wisman (racing car mechanic). Each day they race the same tracks as the Lancers in order to help the crews in case of need.

"We’re not here to win the race in the truck category. We must accompany the race cars until the end of the special stage" explains Sylvain. "We leave after the racing vehicles and we can assist them if needed during the timed clocked special as we have spare parts in the truck and we are also able to assist in the mechanically. Our crew follows mechanical training sessions at the Stradale Off Road work shop before coming on the Dakar."